New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 71

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✨ Meteorological Observations



Oct. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2933

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of August, 1925. Observations taken 9 a.m.

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date Barometer reduced and corrected in Inches to Lat. 45° Max. Temp. in Shade. Min. Temp. in Shade. Mean Temp. in Shade. Solar Radiation Terrestrial Radiation. Veloc. Wind, in Miles. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind. Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 Inch).
1 30·170 60·8 40·1 50·4 104·0 30·8 71 9 N.E. ..
2 30·108 63·0 45·9 54·4 106·0 40·3 26 2 Calm 7
3 29·998 63·2 42·8 53·0 112·0 31·8 131 10 S.S.E. 25
4 29·989 54·0 49·1 51·5 82·0 46·0 298 5 S.S.E. ..
5 29·862 58·2 50·2 54·2 103·0 45·0 192 9 N.W. 45
6 29·801 54·1 48·8 51·4 86·0 46·0 322 9 N.W. 47
7 29·638 56·0 44·3 50·1 105·0 37·1 91 8 Calm 69
8 29·752 55·0 40·8 47·9 103·0 39·1 274 10 S.S.E. 1
9 29·760 47·1 42·7 44·9 60·0 37·1 235 9 S.S.W. 18
10 29·872 52·1 40·0 46·0 105·0 37·2 203 10 S.S.E. 15
11 29·968 46·6 35·1 40·8 79·0 25·2 268 0 N.E. ..
12 29·947 52·0 39·2 45·6 109·0 30·1 103 10 Calm 43
13 29·922 56·6 45·9 51·2 101·0 45·0 297 10 S.E. 149
14 29·849 50·9 44·8 47·8 63·0 43·8 398 10 S.E. 21
15 30·313 49·0 39·6 44·3 95·0 38·0 454 8 S.E. 19
16 30·652 46·3 44·7 45·5 95·0 37·1 364 8 S.S.E. trace.
17 30·675 49·1 29·9 39·5 108·0 19·1 81 0 N.E. ..
18 30·550 54·2 35·8 45·0 100·0 25·2 99 4 N.E. ..
19 30·295 53·1 46·1 49·6 111·0 44·1 312 8 N.W. ..
20 29·972 54·4 48·2 51·3 103·0 45·2 360 9 N.N.W 62
21 29·962 54·0 46·1 50·0 100·0 44·8 130 10 Calm 24
22 29·921 53·1 47·2 50·1 75·0 39·9 141 10 N.W. ..
23 29·519 57·0 49·8 53·4 126·0 44·0 318 8 N.N.W 91
24 29·449 57·8 49·1 53·4 103·0 46·2 425 8 N.N.W 47
25 29·411 55·7 45·4 50·5 94·0 42·3 304 7 N.W. 1
26 29·524 54·9 37·9 46·4 106·0 27·8 106 9 N.E. 16
27 29·502 51·3 35·1 43·2 99·0 24·4 146 8 N.E. 24
28 29·787 55·0 42·2 48·6 114·0 31·9 179 7 S.E. 82
29 29·955 50·9 41·3 46·1 91·0 37·7 269 9 S.E. 11
30 30·138 58·6 41·1 49·8 105·0 37·1 319 7 S. ..
31 30·000 49·0 35·2 42·1 104·0 25·8 159 9 N.E. trace.
* 29·944 54·0 42·7 48·3 98·3 36·9 228·2 7·7 .. 817
† 29·953 54·4 42·8 48·6 96·1 36·3 217 5·3 .. 440
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.

3 | 7 | .. | 5 | 7 | .. | .. | 5 | 4

NOTE.—A dull and damp month with precipitation 86 per cent. above the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 102 hours 45 minutes, 32 per cent. of the possible, and three sunless days. Thunder was heard on the 24th, and hail fell on the 15th, 24th, and 29th. Frost was recorded on the grass on ten mornings. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 47·3°, and 50° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 41·4°; mean elastic force of vapour 0·261 in.; and mean relative humidity 78 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

August, 1925.

Altitude above sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to one Inch). Days with Rain (¼ Point or more).
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
152 AUCKLAND 51·1 57·1 45·0 368 17
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST 47·5 59·7 35·4 250 13
G. A. Holmes
46 TE AROHA 49·4 62·4 36·5 767 14
C. E. Christensen
340 WAIHI 47·8 58·4 37·2 563 15
C. F. Sims
100 TAURANGA 49·0 58·9 39·1 320 15
C. J. Butcher
925 ROTORUA 46·3 55·9 36·8 409 16
W. E. Penno
60 NEW PLYMOUTH 48·6 56·3 40·8 506 18
G. H. Dolby
100 Taihape 41·9 48·0 35·8 332 20
A. R. Fannin
100 PALMERSTON NORTH 47·4 56·1 38·7 281 18
J. A. Colquhoun
8 TANGIMOANA 45·8 58·5 33·1 160 13
R. A. Reid
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WEBAPOA 47·4 56·0 38·8 402 18
J. E. Sharp
5 NAPIER 49·1 56·3 42·0 410 20
Chas. L. Thomas
377 MASTERTON 46·0 54·0 38·0 551 21
R. Brown
186 GREYTOWN 46·2 54·4 38·1 527 22
W. Allan
WELLINGTON 48·3 54·0 42·7 817 21
SOUTH ISLAND.
87 BRIGHTWATER 45·6 55·7 35·5 354 12
Ven. Archdeacon Kemptborne
34 NELSON 47·0 55·9 38·2 327 11
H. Harrison
1220 HANMER SPRINGS 41·4 49·6 33·2 708 17
W. G. Morrison
25 CHRISTCHURCH 44·4 51·4 37·3 597 19
H. F. Skey
42 LINCOLN 44·8 52·2 37·5 731 14
M. J. Scott
1220 KISSELTON 47·3 55·9 38·8 684 18
A. E. Young
349 RAKAIA 44·4 53·0 35·8 617 15
Miss A. Hardy
1000 FAIRLIE 40·2 51·7 28·8 265 11
W. Kinder
130 TIMARU 42·8 50·6 35·0 221 15
Caretaker of Domain
200 WAIMATE 42·1 50·0 34·2 244 17
F. Akhurst
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA 38·1 46·0 30·2 277 11
Dr. A. Kidd
1000 OPHIR 38·4 47·3 29·5 178 10
A. Don
300 DUNEDIN 44·2 50·2 38·2 591 13
D. Tannock
245 GORE .. .. .. .. ..
A. T. Newman
12 HOKITIKA 45·4 53·9 36·9 980 12
J. A. Chesney
12 INVERCARGILL 41·3 51·8 30·9 324 17
P. W. Thomas

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1925.

August proved a dull and wet month in most parts of the country, the East Coast districts especially having a total rainfall considerably in excess of the average. The Auckland and Taranaki Provinces in the North Island, and the country about Westport, Greymouth, and Foveaux Strait in the South, had a deficiency. Westland, owing to a prevalence of east to south-east winds, appears to have experienced the greatest number of fine days.

A storm of somewhat local character occurred in Canterbury on the 6th and 7th, with heavy rain, snow, and bleak weather. A cyclone passed in the North between the 12th and 15th, accounting for high east to south-east winds and some heavy downpours. Anticyclonic conditions followed, and the highest reading of the barometer, 30·675 inches, was registered at Wellington on the morning of the 17th.

An intense westerly disturbance passed in the South, with a barometer reading of 28·95 inches, at the Bluff, on the 23rd, and was preceded and followed by very unsettled weather. Snow, hail, and thunderstorms were reported at various times on high country of the South, and some sleet at lower levels.

The wet weather was a great hindrance to farming operations in Canterbury, and growth of grass was delayed by several frosts and dull weather in many other parts of the country.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, August 1925

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, August 1925

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations
29 names identified
  • G. A. Holmes, Observer at Ruakura Farm, Hamilton East
  • C. E. Christensen, Observer at Te Aroha
  • C. F. Sims, Observer at Waihi
  • C. J. Butcher, Observer at Tauranga
  • W. E. Penno, Observer at Rotorua
  • G. H. Dolby, Observer at New Plymouth
  • A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
  • J. A. Colquhoun, Observer at Palmerston North
  • R. A. Reid, Observer at Tangimoana
  • J. E. Sharp, Observer at Central Development Farm, Webapoa
  • Chas. L. Thomas, Observer at Napier
  • R. Brown, Observer at Masterton
  • W. Allan, Observer at Greytown
  • Ven. Archdeacon Kemptborne, Observer at Brightwater
  • H. Harrison, Observer at Nelson
  • W. G. Morrison, Observer at Hanmer Springs
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • M. J. Scott, Observer at Lincoln
  • A. E. Young, Observer at Kisselton
  • Miss A. Hardy, Observer at Rakaia
  • W. Kinder, Observer at Fairlie
  • Caretaker of Domain, Observer at Timaru
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
  • Dr. A. Kidd, Observer at Sanatorium, Waipata
  • A. Don, Observer at Ophir
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
  • P. W. Thomas, Observer at Invercargill

  • D. C. Bates, Director